Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Springfield, Missouri

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About Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: Primary Care NPs: Primary Care Nurse Practitioners are educated, certified and licensed to provide comprehensive, chronic, continuous care characterized by a long-term relationship with the patient. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNPs) screen, diagnose, and treat common acute and chronic medical diseases and conditions. They are also involved in health promotion, screening, and educating about primary prevention.

3 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Springfield
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Margaret Brown Montgomery, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO - 65804
417-820-6569    
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Michelle Louise Bay, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2401 W Grand St, Springfield, MO - 65802
417-864-4545    
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Mrs. Susan Gail Morris, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1911 S National Ave Ste 301, Springfield, MO - 65804
417-725-8250     417-724-3084

Other Nurse Practitioners in Springfield, MO: Acute Care NP18 Adult Health NP21 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP340 Gerontology NP7 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP191 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP5 Occupational Health NP2 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP18 Psych/Mental Health NP29 Women's Health NP11
Nurse Practitioner (NPs) are also referred as an ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse). Nurse Practitioners have more authority than registered nurses(RNs) and have similar responsibilities to that of a doctor. They can serve as a primary care or specialty care providers and typically focus their care on a specific population such as families, children, or the elderly. NPs can be specialized in various fields like Cardiology, Emergency, Family practice, Geriatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary care, Psychiatry, School health, Women's health. NPs provides a broad range of health care services, which includes:
  • Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases.
  • Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals.
  • Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
  • Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture.
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